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X4: Foundations

Nov 30, 2018 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 20 hours

Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 63% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 30,457

What the data shows

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 30,559 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 124.6h for positive, 13.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (63% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

  1. Started playing 100%
  2. Something Strange in our Neighbourhood Help investigate the strange readings. Most players quit here 57% −43
  3. That's No Moon! Discover the mysterious installation. 56% −1
  4. Meet Your Mentor Come face to face with your head of research. 51% −5

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (172)

story milestone ending side

  • Crash Course Complete all basic tutorials. 100%
  • We Have Lift-Off Successfully start the game. 64%
  • Have to Start Somewhere Build the first module of a station. 63%
  • Something Strange in our Neighbourhood Help investigate the strange readings. 57%
  • Bug Fixed Destroy a Kha'ak ship. 56%
  • That's No Moon! Discover the mysterious installation. 56%
  • Rising Property Values Licence the biggest available plot for your station. 52%
  • Meet Your Mentor Come face to face with your head of research. 51%
  • Answer the Call Sign up for a war subscription. 48%
  • It fell out of a ship. Pick up 99 containers in space. 46%
  • What Just Happened? Travel through an anomaly. 45%
  • Nailed Down Destroy the engines of a capital ship. 44%
  • Science! Finish a research item. 44%
  • Ship Collection Own at least 20 ships. 43%
  • A Good Investment Join a trade guild. 42%
  • Where am I? Teleport to a different location. 40%
  • Superior Manoeuvres Complete the Terran Cadet gamestart mission (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 35%
  • Provinces Adrift Find the Boron (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 32%
  • Captain of Industry Achieve trade rank Entrepreneur. 32%
  • Missing in Action Risk your life in the defence of Sol (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 31%
  • Capital Punishment Destroy a Xenon capital ship. 29%
  • A Glimpse of Home Help Boso observe the Great Reef Nebula (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 28%
  • Your New Digs Complete the induction into the Facility (requires the Timelines expansion). 26%
  • Bling Bling Apply a paint modification to your ship. 25%
  • Access Granted Get permission to enter the Sol Inner Core (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 24%
  • Tinkerer Apply a modification to your ship at a workbench. 24%
  • That Could Have Gone Better Do all you can to help Hatikvah's aspirations. 24%
  • Friends in High Places Reach highest reputation with any faction. 24%
  • Nice Pile Get one billion Credits in your account. 23%
  • Combat Pro Achieve fight rank Colonel. 22%
  • A Significant Bit Destroy 128 Xenon ships. 22%
  • Did I forget to lock the door? Receive an uninvited guest at one of your stations. 22%
  • Data Mining Acquire a module blueprint through hacking. 21%
  • The Cipher Help Boso make a stellar discovery (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 21%
  • Gather Essential Data Gather data inside the Torus wreckage with help of a friend (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 20%
  • Advanced Terraforming Unlock advanced Terraforming Projects developed from Segarian research and data from Terran archives (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 20%
  • Queen's Herald Obtain a royal mandate from the Queen (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 20%
  • A Taste of Things To Come Complete a very special delivery (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 20%
  • Kingdom Come Make your way to Kingdom End (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 19%
  • That's Mine Now Claim any sector. 19%
  • Deus in Machina Personally take control of a Xenon ship. 19%
  • Third Person Shooter Destroy 10 ships while in external view (excluding mass traffic). 18%
  • Ride the Tide Be safely docked at a station when the wave hits (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 18%
  • Let's Build Construct 10 stations. 18%
  • Access Denied Enter the Earth sector without permission (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 18%
  • Friends in Low Places Gain access to the black market. 17%
  • Ship Breaker Destroy all the surface elements on a capital ship. 16%
  • Through the Hornets' Nest Complete The High Road mission (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 16%
  • Overkill Destroy a ship with a single shot (excluding mass traffic). 16%
  • Bestowed in Perpetuity Make a friend before the Tide comes in (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 16%
  • One Busy Chipmunk Store illicit goods in your cheek pouch (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 15%
  • A Herald's Duty Complete a royal errand (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 15%
  • Never Heard of Him Conclude your investigation and find nothing out of the ordinary (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 14%
  • Diplomatic Connections Invite a faction diplomat to your embassy. 14%
  • Respect and Understanding Negotiate an entirely satisfactory outcome (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 13%
  • Amplified Destruction Rid the Yaki of their greatest asset (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 13%
  • Can't Shoot This Destroy 100 turrets. 13%
  • Hold up a minute! Almost give the game away (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 12%
  • Explorer Discover all sectors. 12%
  • Unleashed Market Witness a monopoly at play (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 12%
  • The Fade Complete The Fade (requires the Timelines expansion). 11%
  • 42 Contemplate life, the universe and everything (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 11%
  • A Matter of the Utmost Gravity Learn about the Paranid Civil War and pave the path for change. 11%
  • Something of a Predicament Escape from prison (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 11%
  • Negotiation Guide Guide your partner successfully through trading negotiations (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 10%
  • It's Just Business Join the Scale Plate Pact. 9.8%
  • Zoooom Shoot down a ship while zoomed in with your VE Goggles. 9.8%
  • Darkness Lifted Discover all points of interest in Sanctuary of Darkness (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 9.7%
  • Negotiations and Espionage Successfully complete an Agent Action. 9.5%
  • Miner's Luck Mine the most valuable crystal node. 9.5%
  • MD's Pride and Joy Earn a 5 star rating in a Nodus (requires the Timelines expansion). 9.4%
  • Liberator Claim ten ships. 9.4%
  • A Queendom Returned Complete all royal errands (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 9.2%
  • Fires of Fate Learn about the Split and pave the path for change (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 9.2%
  • The Mighty Galleon Locate the famous Hyperion and receive it as a reward (requires the Hyperion Pack expansion). 9.0%
  • Envoy Help the Envoy deliver dangerous cargo (requires the Envoy Pack expansion). 9.0%
  • Destination Unknown Leave the Jump Gate network (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 8.9%
  • Risky Research Consider researching the Fleet-Wide Sensor Analytics. 8.7%
  • A Blast from the Past Visit the Wreck point of interest in Moo-Kye's Revenge. 8.7%
  • Standing Firm Resist the Northriver Company's overtures (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 7.9%
  • Command and Control Give the "Start Position Defence" order to a carrier. 7.8%
  • Case Closed Conclude your investigation and uncover a threat to humanity (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 7.3%
  • Look on My Works Survey your station from your own Observation Deck. 7.3%
  • Rubbing is Racing Ram a competitor in Asteroid Dash, Spaceport Stride or Station Circuit (requires the Timelines expansion). 7.3%
  • Attack On Antigone Complete Attack On Antigone (requires the Timelines expansion). 7.3%
  • Higher Education Complete all intermediate tutorials. 7.3%
  • With Due Diligence Complete your delivery to Aurora station (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 7.0%
  • The Wildcard Earn your place within the Curs (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 6.8%
  • Early Retirement Acquire a uniquely luxurious yacht (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 6.7%
  • Yes, Yes, Very Interesting Learn all you can about slavery (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 6.5%
  • Brennan's Trial Complete Brennan's Trial (requires the Timelines expansion). 6.5%
  • Scholar of X Studies Complete all advanced tutorials. 6.3%
  • On Raven Wings Leave the Ministry Science Division Hangar with newly acquired technology (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 6.2%
  • Lost in the Dark Come across an unexpected abode (requires the Timelines expansion). 6.0%
  • The Empyrean Curs Successfully complete the heist and get everyone out alive (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 5.9%
  • Finders, Keepers Force 50 pilots to abandon their ships. 5.9%
  • Space Odyssey Travel through a superhighway in your space suit. 5.7%
  • President's End Complete President's End (requires the Timelines expansion). 5.7%
  • Double Agent Sign up for a war on opposing sides. 5.4%
  • Treasure Hunter Find and open 33 lock-boxes. 5.4%
  • Battle of Omicron Lyrae Complete Battle of Omicron Lyrae (requires the Timelines expansion). 5.2%
  • King of the Scrap Heap Locate the Erlking and gain possession of it (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 5.1%
  • Flight of the Dragonfyre Complete Flight of the Dragonfyre (requires the Timelines expansion). 4.9%
  • A Different Way of Doing Things Complete a barter mission (requires the Timelines expansion). 4.8%
  • Xenon Slayer Destroy a Xenon ship in an Open Universe game with your Xperimental Shuttle (requires the Timelines expansion). 4.8%
  • From the Shadows Sow discord between two allied Factions without them realizing (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 4.6%
  • Prepare a Disco Activate all ship modes in quick succession. 4.6%
  • The First of Many Complete a terraforming project. 4.4%
  • Grandmother Complete the Timelines Epilogue (requires the Timelines expansion). 4.4%
  • Found in the Light Find the answers you were looking for (requires the Timelines expansion). 4.4%
  • A Heart for Pirates Save the Yaki against their will (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 4.1%
  • Turning the Tide Complete 20 war missions for a faction. 4.1%
  • What's the worst that could happen? Research the Fleet-Wide Sensor Analytics. 4.0%
  • Riding Late Through Night And Wind Fully upgrade the Erlking (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 4.0%
  • Piggyback Dock at a ship that is docked at a capital ship. 3.8%
  • This Ship has Sprung a Leak Blow the whistle on the whole operation (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 3.5%
  • Mission Accomplished After informing the Terran fleet, see a potential threat to Sol annihilated (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 3.5%
  • Strong Signal Complete the transmission in Signal Strength with at least 3 satellites intact (requires the Timelines expansion). 3.5%
  • It's All Connected Figure out how to make things easier for Escape From Faulty Logic: The Ferryman (requires the Timelines expansion). 3.2%
  • Who Ravages the Ravagers? Destroy a Kha'ak Ravager. 3.0%
  • Historian Find all timeline entries by accessing data vaults. 3.0%
  • Fists of the Empire Complete the Split storyline and side with the Patriarchy (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 2.9%
  • Plasma Cannons to Ploughshares Complete a terraforming mission. 2.9%
  • Not a Scratch Complete Defanging the Defence or Capital Ship Engagement without taking any hull damage (requires the Timelines expansion). 2.9%
  • Climbing the Corporate Ladder Fall in line with the Northriver Company (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 2.9%
  • The Freest of Markets Give the people what they need, but at a price (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 2.5%
  • Bob the Builder Build a module of each type on one station. 2.4%
  • Cold Feet Decide that the Status Quo reigns supreme (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 2.4%
  • Holy Three-Dimensionality Complete the Paranid Unification storyline. 2.4%
  • Curbed Ambitions Complete the Split storyline and side against the Patriarchy (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 2.4%
  • No Coup for You Destroy a storage module of a Duke's Lost Property Office station. 2.2%
  • Logistical Efficiency In A Merchant Mind, Teladi Trading Try-Outs or Frontline Dealings, buy products at every station before undocking (requires the Timelines expansion). 2.2%
  • Push the Button Go along with Orcanic's plan and guide the Xenon to greener pastures (requires the Cradle of Humanity expansion). 2.1%
  • Back Home Have a ship successfully return from a venture. 2.1%
  • In a Galaxy Far, Far Away Send a ship on a venture. 2.1%
  • After the Cataclysm Survive your first Crisis event. 1.9%
  • Tipping the Scales Exert your influence on a Diplomatic Event to affect change in the universe. 1.7%
  • Balance and Buccaneers Complete the Duke's Buccaneers' storyline. 1.7%
  • Environmentally Aware Tow a recyclable object to a processing module. 1.7%
  • Spymaster Have one of your agents reach the Spymaster rank. 1.7%
  • Breaking up the Band Aid the authorities' efforts to apprehend dangerous criminals (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 1.7%
  • What is Best in Life Cut the Paranid peace celebrations short. 1.6%
  • Righteous Fury Enact revenge and restore your honour in the gamestart "Fires of Defeat" (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 1.6%
  • Space Taxi Finish 20 passenger transport missions. 1.6%
  • Crisis Averted Resolve the Xenon Crisis. 1.4%
  • A Pirate's Life for Me Intimidate a pilot into dropping some of their cargo. 1.3%
  • Market Regulation Help the Riptide Rakers out of a tough spot (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 1.3%
  • Laser-Focus In Pre-Battle Skirmish, don't destroy anything that's not a mission target (requires the Timelines expansion). 1.1%
  • In Authority We Trust Work with the Patriarchy Police during the Split storyline (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 1.0%
  • Xenon Got Nothing on Me Complete a terraforming mission with an "impossible" difficulty. 1.0%
  • It's a Spy! In Impeded Extraction, find and destroy the spying scout ship (requires the Timelines expansion). 1.0%
  • Lone Wolf Escape from prison without help (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 1.0%
  • A Trillion Drops in the Ocean Complete the Ocean of Fantasy terraforming project (requires the Kingdom End expansion). 0.8%
  • They Are Gone Fulfil the Patriarch's orders in the gamestart "Spear of the Patriarch" (requires the Split Vendetta expansion). 0.8%
  • Window of Opportunity In Rise Against the Machines, destroy a capital ship while it is disabled (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.6%
  • Hazard Pay In Repair Duty, survive a shift in which you take damage from fire, electricity and radiation (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.6%
  • Erfmancklest SMASH In 17th Getsu Fune Asteroid Smasher Showdown, deplete an asteroid by mining all of its nodes, then destroy it (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.6%
  • Running Hot Escape the Syndicate Enforcers (requires the Tides of Avarice expansion). 0.6%
  • Adblock Destroy 20 Ad Signs. 0.6%
  • Because I Can Complete 7 terraforming missions. 0.6%
  • The Core of Soft Power Change relations between two factions from Enemies to Allies, or vice versa. 0.5%
  • Exanaut Earn a 3 star rating in every Nodus (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Yottanaut Earn a 4 star rating in every Nodus (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Quettanaut Earn a 5 star rating in every Nodus (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Fine, I'll Do It Myself In Mine Your Own Business, personally take control of a mining ship (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Keep Floating And Nobody Explodes In Bomb Disposal Amateur, neutralise all bombs without raising suspicion (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Perfectly Planned In The Admonisher, eliminate your target using mines (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Whoops, Wrong Mission In 17th Getsu Fune Asteroid Smasher Showdown, deliver a shipment of minerals (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.5%
  • Move like a Spacefly Complete Hazing the Newbie or Space Suit Biathlon without colliding (requires the Timelines expansion). 0.3%
  • Circular Economy Recycle 100 objects. 0.3%
  • X-Treme Trader Achieve trade rank X-TREME. 0.3%
  • X-Treme Fighter Achieve fight rank X-TREME. 0.2%
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